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“Shinobu, a listless high schooler, questions the meaning of existence while drifting through monotonous days.”
Kokoro Kikai.
ココロ機械。
7.29
5,260 rank · 4,463 readers · 18 favorites
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Synopsis
Shinobu, a listless high schooler, questions the meaning of existence while drifting through monotonous days.
"Are we all really alive?" Shinobu, a high school student, questions as he spends each day just passing the time away. (Source: mochi*mochi)
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Derived from 3 sampled reviews
8.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 0.47
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.47 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.67
Running avg · Jul 2008 → Apr 2019
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This is the first work of Sumomo Yumeka that I encountered and I was completely enchanted after reading it. The story is very simple but quite profound. Despite the short length of the manga,...”
- 8 “There is one complaint I have about this manga, and one complaint only. Why is it so short? Why?! I love it so much DX Despite the fact that there are two short chapters that make up this manga,...”
- 8 “Sumomo yumeka is one of my fave mangakas, if not my favorite, because of the depth of her stories, the way she deals with subjects, themes, and how beautiful her art is. Kokoro kikai is two one...”
Verbosity
Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 2 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 16m approx
- Published Jan 2005 – Apr 2005
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M2215 catalog